Eric Benbow
MSU Department: Entomology, Associate Professor
Ph.D., University of Dayton, 1999
Ecological theory to explore interactions between entire microbial communities and individual insects, populations or entire communities of insects.
Email:  eric.benbow@gmail.com

James R. Bence
MSU Department: Fisheries and Wildlife, Professor
Ph.D., University of California, Santa Barbara, 1985.
Quantitative fishery ecology.
Email:  bence@msu.edu

Janette Boughman
MSU Department: Integrative Biology, Professor
Ph.D., University of Maryland, 1997.
Behavioral and evolutionary ecology; mechanisms of speciation.
Email:  boughman@msu.edu

Ingo Braasch
MSU Department: Integrative Biology, Assistant Professor
Ph.D., University of Würzburg, Germany, 2009.
Evolutionary developmental genomics of fishes and other vertebrates.
Email:  braasch@msu.edu

Lars Brudvig, Associate Professor
MSU Department: Plant Biology
Ph.D., Iowa State University, 2007
Restoration, landscape, and plant ecology
Email: brudvig@plantbiology.msu.edu

Kendra S. Cheruvelil
MSU Department: Lyman Briggs/Biology, Professor
Ph.D., Michigan State University, 2004.
Aquatic ecology, landscape limmology, exotic species, applied ecology, macrophytes.
Email:  ksc@msu.edu

Jeffrey K. Conner
MSU Department: Plant Biology, Professor
Ph.D., Cornell University, 1987.
Evolutionary ecology, ecological genetics
Email:  connerj@msu.edu

Kyla Dahlin
MSU Department: Geography Environmental Spatial Sciences, Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Stanford University, 2012
Quantitative landscape ecology, remote sensing, Earth system modeling, global change
Email:  kdahlin@msu.edu

Diane Ebert-May
MSU Department: Plant Biology, University
Distinguished Professor of Plant Biology
Ph.D., University of Colorado
Science education; plant ecology
Email: ebertmay@msu.edu

Heather L. Eisthen
MSU Department: Integrative Biology, Associate Professor
Ph.D., Indiana University, 1992.
Neuroethology; evolutionary and developmental neurobiology.
E-mail:  eisthen@msu.edu

Sarah E. Evans
MSU Department: Integrative Biology, Associate Professor
Ph.D., Colorado State University, 2012.
Microbial community ecology, ecosystems, global change.
Email: evanssa6@msu.edu

Thomas Getty
MSU Department: Integrative Biology, Professor and Chair 
Ph.D., University of Michigan, 1980.
Behavioral ecology of vertebrates.
Email:  getty@kbs.msu.edu

Stephen K. Hamilton
MSU Department: Integrative Biology, Professor
Ph.D., University of California, Santa Barbara, 1994.
Biogeochemistry and aquatic ecology.
Email:  hamilton@kbs.msu.edu

Daniel Hayes
MSU Department: Fisheries and Wildlife, Professor
Ph.D., Michigan State University, 1990.
Fish community and population interactions.
Email:  hayesdan@msu.edu

Kay E. Holekamp
MSU Department: Integrative Biology, University Distinguished Professor
Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley, 1983.
Behavioral ecology; ethology and behavioral endocrinology.
Email:  holekamp@msu.edu

Rufus Isaacs
MSU Department: Entomology
Professor; Ph.D., Imperial College (London), 1994.
Pest and beneficial insect ecology, wild bees, pollination
Email:  isaacsr@msu.edu

Andrew M. Jarosz
MSU Department: Plant Biology, Associate Professor
Ph.D., Purdue University, 1984
Evolutionary ecology of plant-pathogen interactions
Email:  amjarosz@msu.edu

Christopher Klausmeier
MSU Department: Plant Biology, Professor
Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 2000
Theoretical and aquatic ecology
Email:  klausme1@msu.edu

Richard K. Kobe
MSU Department: Forestry, Professor and Chair
Ph.D., University of Connecticut, Storrs, 1995
Forest ecology
Email:  kobe@msu.edu

Douglas A. Landis
MSU Department: Entomology, University Distinguished
Professor of Entomology
Professor; Ph.D., North Carolina State University, 1987
Landscape ecology and biological control
Email:  landisd@msu.edu

Richard E. Lenski
MSU Department: Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences
Hannah Distinguished Professor of Microbial Ecology
Ph.D., North Carolina State University, 1983.
Experimental evolution with microbes and digital organisms.
Email:  lenski@msu.edu

Weiming Li
MSU Department: Fisheries and Wildlife, Professor
Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 1994
Fish chemoreception and chemical ecology
Email:  liweim@msu.edu

Catherine Lindell
MSU Department: Integrative Biology, Associate Professor
Ph.D., Harvard University, 1994
Behavioral and landscape ecology
Email:  lindellc@msu.edu

Elena Litchman
MSU Department: Integrative Biology, MSU Foundation Professor
Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 1997
Ecology and evolution of phytoplankton & other microbes, community ecology, aquatic ecology
Email:  litchman@msu.edu

Jianguo (Jack) Liu
MSU Department: Fisheries and Wildlife, University Distinguished Professor
Director of Center for Systems Integration and Sustainability
Rachel Carson Chair in Ecological Sustainability
Ph.D., University of Georgia, 1992
Coupled human and natural systems, telecoupling, sustainability, conservation, environment
Email:  liuji@msu.edu

David Lowry
MSU Department: Plant Biology, Associate Professor
Ph.D., Duke University, 2010
Plant Evolutionary Genomics, Adaptation, and Speciation
Email: dlowry@msu.edu

Barbara L. Lundrigan
MSU Department: Integrative Biology, Associate Professor
Ph.D., University of Michigan, 1988.
Phylogenetics; evolution of behavior and morphology.
Email:  lundriga@msu.edu

Carolyn M. Malmström
MSU Department: Plant Biology, Associate Professor
Ph.D., Stanford University, 1997
Ecosystem & landscape dynamics, restoration ecology, remote sensing
Email: carolynm@msu.edu

Jessica R. Miesel
MSU Departments: Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences, Forestry, Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Ohio State University, 2009
Fire ecology, forest ecology and management; restoration ecology; biogeochemistry; intersections between ecology and environmental justice
Email:  mieselje@msu.edu

Charles A. Ofria
MSU Department: Computer Science and Engineering, Professor
Ph.D., California Institute of Technology, 1999
Email:  ofria@msu.edu

Robert T. Pennock
MSU Department: Lyman Briggs/Philosophy, University
Distinguished Professor 
Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh. 1991
Philosophy of biology; evolutionary computation; history & philosophy of science; science & values
Email:  pennock5@msu.edu

L. Alan Prather
MSU Department: Plant Biology, Associate Professor
Director of MSU Herbarium
Ph.D., University of Texas, Austin, 1995
Plant systematics and evolution of floral morphology
Email:  alan@msu.edu

Gary J. Roloff
MSU Department: Fisheries and Wildlife, Associate Professor
Ph.D., Michigan State University, 1994
Ecological community responses to disturbances; landscape-level modeling, planning, and assessments
Email:  roloff@msu.edu

Kim L. Scribner
MSU Department: Fisheries and Wildlife, Professor
Ph.D., University of Georgia, 1992
Population genetics, population ecology and conservation biology
Email:  scribne3@msu.edu

Ashley Shade
MSU Department: Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Assistant Professor
Professor; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, Madison, 2010
Ecology and evolution of microbial communities
Email:  shadeash@msu.edu

Shin-Han Shiu
MSU Department: Plant Biology, Associate Professor
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, Madison, 2001
Evolution of Genomes
Email:  shius@msu.edu

Laura Smale
MSU Department: Psychology, Professor
Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley, 1987
Animal behavior and its physiological substrates
Email;  smale@msu.edu

Patricia Soranno
MSU Department: Fisheries and WIldlife, Professor
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1995
Limnology and ecosystem ecology
Email:  soranno@msu.edu

R. Jan Stevenson
MSU Department: Integrative Biology
Professor; Ph.D., University of Michigan, 1981
Algal ecology; aquatic ecology; environmental science
Email:  rjstev@msu.edu

Frank W. Telewski
MSU Department: Plant Biology, Professor
Ph.D., Wake Forest University, 1983
Developmental tree ecophysiology
Email:  telewski@msu.edu

Jean I. Tsao
MSU Department: Fisheries and Wildlife, Associate Professor
Ph.D., University of Chicago, 2001
Ecology and evolution of disease organisms
Email:  tsao@msu.edu

Edward D. (Ned) Walker
MSU Department: Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Professor
Ph.D., University of Massachusetts, 1984
Medical entomology
Email:  walker@msu.edu

Christopher M. Waters
MSU Department: Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Associate Professor
Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 2002
Evolution of cooperative behavior in bacteria
Email:  watersc3@msu.edu

Phoebe Zarnetske
MSU Department: Integrative Biology, Associate Professor
Ph.D., Oregon State University, 2011
Community ecology, spatial ecology, climate change, species distribution modeling, ecosystem services, invasive species
Email: plz@msu.edu

Elise Zipkin
MSU Department: Integrative Biology, Associate Professor
Ph.D., University of Maryland, 2012
Mathematical and statistical modeling; population and community ecology; biodiversity monitoring
Email:  ezipkin@msu.edu

Fred C. Dyer
MSU Department: Integrative Biology, Professor
Director of Graduate Studies
Ph.D., Princeton University, 1984
Ethology and behavioral ecology
Email:  fcdyer@msu.edu

Jason Gallant
MSU Department: Integrative Biology, Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Cornell University, 2011
Neuroethology, genomics, animal communication
Email:  jgallant@msu.edu

Jen Owen
MSU Department: Fisheries and WIldlife, Associate Professor
Ph.D., University of Southern Mississippi, 2004
Ecology of infectious diseases, behavioral ecology, ecoimmunology
Email:  owenj@msu.edu

Nathaniel Ostrom
MSU Department: Integrative Biology, Professor
Ph.D., Memorial University of Newfoundland, 1992
Biogeochemistry
Email:  ostromn@msu.edu

Andrew O. Finley
MSU Department: Forestry, Associate Professor
Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 2006.
Methodology for monitoring and modeling environmental processes; Bayesian statistics; spatial statistics; and statistical computing.
Email:  finleya@msu.edu

Mariah Meek
MSU Department: Integrative Biology, Assistant Professor
Ph.D., University of California, Davis, 2010
Meek Lab aims to understand the interactions among molecular ecology, population health and persistence, anthropogenic change, and trait variation with an emphasis on aquatic systems.
Email:  mhmeek@msu.edu

Gideon Bradburd
MSU Department: Integrative Biology, Assistant Professor
Ph.D., University of California, Davis, 2015
Research is on evolutionary biology focusing on causes and consequences of genetic variation; population genetics.
Email:  bradburd@msu.edu

Marjorie Weber
MSU Department: Plant Biology, Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Cornell University, 2014
The ecology and macroevolution of plant-arthropod interactions.
Email:  weberm11@msu.edu

William Wetzel
MSU Department: Entomology, Assistant Professor
Ph.D., University of California, Davis, 2015
Population and community ecology, plant-insect interactions, quantitative ecology.
Email:  wcwetzel@msu.edu

Sarah Fitzpatrick
MSU Department: Integrative Biology, Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Colorado State University, 2015
Research in my lab combines genomic tools, mark-recapture methods, and experiments to study how interactions between gene flow, drift, and selection affect population dynamics and diversity patterns.
Email: sfitz@msu.edu

Henry Chung (H. W.)
MSU Department: Entomology, Assistant Professor
Ph.D., University of Melbourne, Australia, 2008
Investigating the molecular mechanisms underlying 1) evolution of insecticide resistance and 2) divergence of insect pheromone systems.
Email: hwchung@msu.edu

Emily Josephs
MSU Department:  Department of Plant Biology
Ph.D., University of Toronto, 2016
The lab is broadly interested in understanding how various evolutionary forces, like drift and selection, shape patterns of genetic variation and trait variation in natural and domesticated plant species. 
Email: josep993@msu.edu

Nick Haddad
MSU Department:  Integrative Biology and the W. K. Kellogg Biological Station
Ph.D., University of Georgia, 1997
Nick is an ecologist and conservation biologist. His research is in long-term experiments focused on habitat conservation and restoration. He is lead Principal Investigator for the 30-year old Long-Term Ecological Research program at the Kellogg Biological Station.
Email:  haddadn3@msu.edu

Philip K. McKinley
MSU Department:  Department of Computer Science and Engineering
Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1989
E-mail:  mckinley@cse.msu.edu

Scott Peacor
MSU Department:  Department of FIsheries and WIldlife
Ph.D., University of Michigan, 2000
Population and community ecology; ecological and ecosystem modeling; aquatic ecology
E-mail:  peacor@msu.edu

Emily Dolson, Assistant Professor
MSU Department:  Department of Computer Science and Engineering
Ph.D., Michigan State University, 2019
Research in my lab focuses on steering evolution in complex ecological communities, often by taking advantage of spatial heterogeneity. We study digital organisms with an emphasis on applications to evolutionary computation, cancer, and microbiome research.
Email: dolsonem@msu.edu

Fredric Janzen
MSU Department:  Fisheries and Wildlife and W. K. Kellogg Biological Station
Professor and Director
Ph.D., University of Chicago, 1992
Evolutionary ecology, phenotypic selection, evolutionary genetics, and conservation biology
Email: janzenf1@msu.edu

Satish S. Udpa
MSU Department: Electrical and Computer Engineering
University Distinguished Professor
Ph.D., Colorado State University, 1983
Developing tools for sensing and measurement.
Email:  udpa@msu.edu

Jiquan Chen
MSU Department:  Geography, Environment, and Spatial Sciences & Center
for Global Change and Earth Observations, Professor
Ph.D., University of Washington, 1991
His research and academic instruction programs are on ecosystem processes and their interactive feedbacks to the biophysical and human activities, 
Email:  jqchen@msu.edu

Danielle J. Whittaker
MSU Department:  BEACON Center, Managing Director;
Integrative Biology, Graduate Program Director
Ph.D., City University of New York, 2005
Animal behavior, chemical ecology, host-microbiome interactions, avian chemical communication
Email:  djwhitta@msu.edu